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DVD-Audio / Super Audio CD Ready
DVD-Audio is an extension of the highly popular DVD format, distinguished by its capability to deliver high quality multi-channel audio capability previously unavailable in traditional packaged audio media.
Super Audio CD
DVD Players that support Super Audio CD use a technology called Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to convert music into a digital signal that can be stored on a disc. Compared to the traditional PCM method (the technology used for CD), DSD offers a much higher resolution by following more closely the original waveform of music. With a frequency response of over 100kHz and a dynamic range over 120dB across the audible frequency range - some 64 times higher resolution then CD - Super Audio CD offers music reproduction that reveals details you just can`t hear on a normal CD.
CD Digital Video
DVD Players equipped with CD Digital Video capabilities will be able to play video and sound media that has been compressed together and recorded onto a CD disc.
Video CD
DVD Players equipped with Video CD capabilities will be able to play video and sound media that has been compressed together using the MPEG 1 standard, and recorded onto a CD disc.
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the first and only digital interface to combine uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio and intelligent format and command data in a single digital interface. HDMI switching, providing the most advanced method of delivering high quality video signals to a home theater system to enable the reproduction of DVD and satellite TV sources with HD quality. HDMI can also send the digital audio signals from sources such as DVD Audio, CD, Dolby Digital and DTS to provide simple components connections.
DCDi (Directional Correlational Deinterlacing)
Invented and patented by Faroudja, Directional Correlational De interlacing (DCDi), virtually alleviates jagged oblique lines that appear when standard interlaced video is viewed on progressive scan displays, enabling the reproduction of beautiful, natural-looking moving images.
Dolby Digital
The most popular 5.1-channel home theater sound system. An improvement over Dolby Pro-Logic in that it offers: 1) Full frequency response in all channels (3Hz — 20kHz), 2) discrete surround channels, and 3) a separate track for bass only, called the Low Frequency Effects channel.
DivX
DivX is the video compression codec developed by DivX Networks and based on the MPEG-4 compression format. Its balance of high video quality and low bit rate has made it very popular and quickly established it as the best home video format thus far. The ability to play it on newer DVD models continues to add to its popularity as DivX Networks advances its support to many new household products. This compression technology has the potential for expanding the ways we view video media in much the way MP3 has given us many new ways to listen to music.
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"I'm not a huge videophile, and don't know much about Yamaha (or mass-market mid-fi) but it seems the Oppos get all the press for less $$ and the Denons are the choice at this price and above. I can say the 2ch sound through a highly resolving system on CD, SACD and DVD-A is VERY good, distressingly close to my $5K CD rig, and noticeably better than the similar DVD-S1700 it replaced, mainly for this reason. The..." Read Full Review »
May 05, 2008 by rsv1k
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"In addition to what other people have written about this player, I would like to point out that it does not have frame-by-frame advance and if you are viewing a movie in slow motion (to find that perfect spot) there is no way to pause it at a certain point. Once you press "play/pause" the movie will begin playing at normal speed so you have to be very quick to press it again to freeze the scene. This may be ..." Read Full Review »
Jul 14, 2009 by cdg_orders
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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
Yamaha HDMI Black DVD Single Player Review
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"I'm not a huge videophile, and don't know much about Yamaha (or mass-market mid-fi) but it seems the Oppos get all the press for less $$ and the Denons are the choice at this price and above. I can say the 2ch sound through a highly resolving system on CD, SACD and DVD-A is VERY good, distressingly …" Read Full Review »
Yamaha HDMI Black DVD Single Player Review
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"I spent a lot of time researching the difference between this model and the earlier S1700 which was less expensive. I decided on the S1800 due to the inclusion of Burr-Brown DAC (the S1700 did not specify the brand) and the fact that Yamaha chose to release this unit (nearly identical to the S1700) …" Read Full Review »
Yamaha HDMI Black DVD Single Player Review
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"I just bought a Toshiba 55" Hi def lcd TV and I needed a new 'upconverting' DVD player to go with it. As I also have some SACD's I was wanting a player that would play everything. WOW, DVD's although not quite Bluray are absolutely fantastic. Listening to Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' on S …" Read Full Review »
Yamaha HDMI Black DVD Single Player Review
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"Have over $2500 dollar cd transport/dac setup. Added this for SACD & DVD/DVD-A sound capability. On SACD & DVD-A it beats the expensive cd setup! Highs are much smoother and more detailed than cd. The higher resolution formats are incredible. Have bought more music in the last month than last year. …" Read Full Review »
Yamaha HDMI Black DVD Single Player Review
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"Pros: moderately priced quality DVD, fine picture, fine audio. Easy to set up and easy to use. "
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